Municipal · South Carolina · EIA 14164
City of Orangeburg - (SC)
Municipal · South Carolina · 25K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 392 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Orangeburg - (SC) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 275 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 25K customers.
- 392 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.40
- SAIFI 2023
- 275 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 25K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage City of Orangeburg - (SC) filings show
City of Orangeburg - (SC) is a municipally-owned utility operating in South Carolina under EIA identifier 14164. It reports service to approximately 24,524 customer accounts and generated about $0.09 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 4 ZIP codes. As a municipal utility, it is typically governed by a local board or city council and is exempt from federal income tax.
In 2023, the average City of Orangeburg - (SC) customer experienced 391.9 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 2.40, putting the typical customer at roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 275.1 minutes; the difference from the headline 391.9 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 3 consecutive years of EIA data (2021–2023), City of Orangeburg - (SC)'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 307.2 to 391.9 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
Based on this utility's own EIA Form 861 reliability record -- baseline (major-event- excluded) outage duration, total outage duration, and outage frequency -- each benchmarked against every reporting utility nationwide. Not a measure of electricity rates or customer service, which this portal does not track.
392 minutes per customer per year
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2021-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for City of Orangeburg - (SC) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Orangeburg - (SC) SAIDI trend
City of Orangeburg - (SC) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
392 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 23% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
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Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where City of Orangeburg - (SC) sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, City of Orangeburg - (SC) charges more per customer than 91% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 26% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more but is LESS reliable, a premium price without a reliability payoff. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $3,676/year · Latest SAIDI: 391.9 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 391.9 minutes
Reliability Trend (2021–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 307.2 | 80.5 | 2.900 | 24,601 |
| 2022 | 241.0 | 200.7 | 2.100 | 24,461 |
| 2023 | 391.9 | 275.1 | 2.396 | 24,524 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Orangeburg - (SC) serves 4 ZIP codes in South Carolina.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Orangeburg - (SC)?
City of Orangeburg - (SC) had a SAIDI of 391.9 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.
What type of utility is City of Orangeburg - (SC)?
City of Orangeburg - (SC) is classified as a Municipal serving South Carolina.
How many customers does City of Orangeburg - (SC) serve?
City of Orangeburg - (SC) serves approximately 24,524 customers in South Carolina.
How has City of Orangeburg - (SC)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Orangeburg - (SC) has 3 years of reliability data (2021-2023). SAIDI has remained relatively stable over this period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Municipal
- State
- South Carolina
- Customers
- 24,524
- Annual Revenue
- $0.09B
- EIA ID
- 14164
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Orangeburg - (SC). Same-state SAIDI neighbors stay in Read-with below; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state utilities with at least 10,000 reported customers.
Similar customer count
Nearest utilities by Form 861 customers (25K here), outside South Carolina.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (391.9 here), outside South Carolina, excluding the customer-peer set.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form 861 annual electric power industry survey · ZIP service territory: OpenEI. Disclaimer: informational only, not professional advice. See full disclaimer · methodology.